Mu Jing's reaction caught Li Shiming by surprise. Upon sensing the backlash from the death of the Fourth Grade Ghost Soul, his first reaction was to turn around and run, without any intent to fight Li Shiming.
Li Shiming couldn't help but be stunned by Mu Jing's response, as it was not at all like a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Mu Jing was able to thrive in the Sun Concealing Sect, having his own way of survival.
He initially wanted to ambush Li Shiming, but after the ambush failed, he had no intention of engaging in a battle with Li Shiming here.
This area still belonged to the Taichu Sect's territory. A Devil Cultivator fighting a Righteous Path sect's Alchemy Master in another sect's territory could possibly drag on long enough for Taichu Sect cultivators to arrive and assist.
